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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To lynch. obsolete, transitive

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Dutch.
2. 2
   A surname from Dutch, an anglicization of de Witt.
3. 3
   A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. 4
   A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. 5
   A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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6. 6
   A city and one of the two county seats of Arkansas County, Arkansas; named for DeWitt Clinton.
7. 7
   A village in Illinois; named for DeWitt Clinton.
8. 8
   A city in Iowa; named for American politician and naturalist DeWitt Clinton.
9. 9
   A city in Michigan; named for DeWitt Clinton.
10. 10
    A town in New York; named for judge and soldier Maj. Moses DeWitt.
11. 11
    An unincorporated community in Virginia.

Etymology

From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.

Related phrases

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